Toy cannon.



E. J. KINGSBURY.

T 0Y CANNON. APPLICATION FILED IAN.9. 19m.

1 ,279, 122. Patented Sept. 17, 1918- -2 SHEETSSHEET I.

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TOY CANNON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.9. 191s.

Patented Sept, 17, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' EDWARD .rosnm KINGSB RY, or KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TOY CANNON.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 1'7, 1918.

Application filed January 9, 1918. Serial No. 211,102.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. Kinse- BURY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Keene, in the countyof' Cheshire, State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ToyCannon, of which the following is a description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon.v

My invention relates to improvementsin toy cannons. f v I An bject of myinvention is to provide a cannon of this character, which is made ofsheet'metal and which is adapted tohave a horizontal andverticalmovement whereby the same may be aimed in any-direction, and atthe same time providing means whereby the opening of the breech capcocksthe hammer ready for firing. l

Another object of he invention is to provide a single spring foroperati'ngthe ham mer and for holding the trigger in engagement with thehammer for holding the same cocked.

A further object of my invention is to provide asimple, cheap and,effective toy cannon having certain details of structure and combinationof parts hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved toy cannon; t

'Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly broken away showing the breech .capthrown back ready to receive a projectile;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional vlew;

Fig. dis a transverse sectional on the line 1-1, Fig. 1;

.Fig. 5 is a top plan view with the breech cap thrown back; r

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the breech cap hammer, spring andtrigger in their separated relation.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents the base which is preferablystamped from sheet metal and of a circular form having a centralupwardly pressed portion 2 forming a support for the cannon mount 3 andupon which the same is free to rotate. The portion 2 has a centralupwardly pressed portion 4 which extends through an opening 5 in theflat portion 6 of the gun mount 3. Above the upwardly pressed portion 4,i Washer 7 an W ng dewnwerdly view taken through the washer and theportion dis a 7 bolt 8 having a screw-threaded lower end. Screwed uponthe'bolt is a nut 9 whichenters the. upwardly pressed portion 4; andwhereby the nut is held against rotation yet the mount is free to rotateupon the'base, as will be readily seen byreference to Fig.

3 of'the drawings.

The gun mount 3 is of a U shape having the transverse bar 10 connectingthe upper end and upon which is loosely mounted the cannon 11. Thecannonis preferably made of sheet metalfand comprising the barrel l2 and thebreech 13, the bar 10 passing throughthe forward end of the breech,whereby the barrel can be elevated orlowered. In order to hold thecannon in its vertical adjustment, the breech portion 13 at its lowerend is provided with corrugations 14 into which extends the spring bar15 carriedby the. mount 3. This bar 15 as shown in *Fig. 3 of' thedrawings has one end rigidly secured to one arm of the mount while theopposite end moves vertically through the slot 16 in the other arm. Bythis arrangement it will be seen that the corrugations will force thespring bar downwardly when undue pressure is exerted on the cannon, butthe spring of said bar is sufficient to hold the cannon in its normaladjusted position.

' The breech 13 as shown, has a downwardly curved' rear end 17 uponwhich is pivotally mounted at 18 the breech cap 19 which has theforwardly extending semi-circular portion 20 which abuts the band 20formed as a part of the breech. This portion 20 as shown, closes thebreech of the cannon. after the projectile has been placed therein. The

barrel 12 of the cannon has its lower rear end extending beyond theupper end, as indicated at 21 and clearly shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings. The end of this extension of the barrel has an upwardly turnedportion 21 which forms a stop to prevent the rearward movement of theprojectile placed within the said extension. The said extensionisprovided with aslot 22 to allow the hammer to pass forward and engagethe projectile for throwing it out of the cannon, as will be later fullydescribed.

Thepivot 18 of the breech cap extends entirely through the breech andpivotally mounted thereon is the hammer 23 which is composed of an upperportion 24 of a thickwa .99 @F the $191 22 'lhe lower en f the hammer isbifurcated as indicated -at-a hammer for projecting a projectileifrom25Fig. 6 andYthro-ngh rwh-ichwthepivot 18 passes. This bifurcatedarrangement holds the hammer steady upon the pivot andLp're-J vents anywabbling. Wound upon the pivot 1'8 between bifurcated portion 25 of theham mer is a coil spring 25,, one end of. which passes upwardly andengages the rear edge oft-he upper solidportion 24 of the hammer.Mounted in there'ar end of the breech is the trigger26, whichis'iL-s'hape'd and the lower horizontal portion is provided with out-Wardly extending lugs or ears27 and 28 passing through slots '29 inthe'breech and '15 byzmeans of whichfthe trigger is pivotally mountedintermediate the ends of thehorio zontal-portion. The upper end of thevertical portion 30 of thetrigger is bent downwardly at '31 to form ahook adapted to enter 2 the notch 32 in the hammer whereby the same islheldeocked. The coil springf ,haslits opposite end-3'3 extendingrearwardly and engagesthehorizontal portion (of the trigger2'6..forw?ard vofthe pivot, whereby the 5 upperend'is held forward sothat thehooked end will :engage the notch in the hammer andholditin itsoookedportion.

IThehammer .28,has its lower bifurcated end .25 ,provided withdownwardly extending portions 34 and 35, which are bent outwardlyat36and 37 belowthe breech andare engaged by thelower end 38 of the breech.cap whereby the hammer is cooked uponthe opening orrearward movement ofthe breech-cap, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The rear upper endof the breech capis provided with an upwardlybent portion 39 whichformsa sight forthe 'cannon and also a finger grip for opening the breech 40cap which in turn vcocks thehammer. The trigger extends beyond thebreech asshown in. F 1g; 1v and forms a finger hold for operating thetrigger. i In opera-tion, the mount is rotated :upon '45 thebase asheretofore described, .to'point the cannonin thedirection desired andthe cannon is then cooked on the mount to .get the properelevation. Thebreech cap is forced. rearwardly by engagement of the thumb with thefinger hold, whichin turn-.moves the hammer .rearwardly :by engagementthereof with .the eXtensionsSG a-nde37 until the hooked end of thetrigger engages the notch in sthefhammer and the same i s held cocked.Theprojectile is thenplaeed in'the portion2l withthe rear end engagingthe stops2lldr Thebreeeh cap isthen swungforward, completely inclosingthe' projectile, and the hammer "is released by adownward pressure onthe outer end of .thetrigger. This allows the hammer to .move 'itorwardthrough the 1ot22 and engagethe projectile and throw itfromthe cannon.

1. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

the barrel, atrigger for-holding the hammer cooked and a pivoted breechcap adapted to ;cock-:said hammer.

- 2. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

zaihammeriifor projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger forholding the hammer cocked, and 'a bree ch cap adapted to cook saidhammer upon the opening of the same,

a 3. A cannon, comprisingabarreha breech','75 a hammer foryproj ectingaprojectile from. the' barrel, a trigger for holding thehann'ner cooked,and a horizontally pivoted breech cap adapted to cook said. hammer upon"the opening ofthe same. v 1 a;

f 4. A cannon comprising a barrel, breech, a hammer forprojectingaprojectile from the'barrel, a trigger for holding the hammer cocked,.a; single spring 'for operating the 'hammer and trigger, and a breech'cap adap. d to cook saidhammernpon the opening orthe 'samelh, 1' '5. Acannon, comprising a'barrehaf breech, a hammer within the. breechfor"pro ecting a projectile ifrom the barrel, a trigger for 'holdingf'thehammer cocked, a single spring for operating the hammer and thetrigger,

and a pivoted breech capadaptedtoengage a I lateral extensions carriedby the hammer to cock 'thesa'me upon the opening of the breech cap. 7'

'6. Arcannon, .jcomprising abarreh-a breech, a hammer within the'breeohfor projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger for holdingthehammer coeked and a {pivoted breech cap adaptedtoz engage lateralextensions carried by the hammer to cook the same upon the opening ofthe breech cap. 1 t

7. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

hammer within th-ebreech for projecting a projectile from the barrel, atrigger forIholding the hammer cocked, a:singleispring for operating thehammerand holding the'trigger, a horizontally pivoted breech reapearried by the :breech, and adapted to engage lateral extensions carriedby the lower; end

of the hammer to cook the same "upon the opening of the breech cap; p.8. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

a transverse rod carried by-the -breech, -a

hammer pivoted on said rod Within the breech and adapted to project aprojectile from the barrel, a trigger within the breech for-holding thehammer cocked, andhaviing an operating portion'extendingbeyondthebreech, a single spring for operating the hammer and the trigger, abreech cap pivoted on the transverse-rod on-the outside of the breechand adapted to engage lateraL-extensions carried by the lower en'diofthe hammertocock thesame upon-the opening of the breech cap; r r

9. cannoncomprising-aTbase, havi ,g an

upwardly-"pressed portion, a mount having an opening to receive saidupwardly pressed portion, a washer above the mount, a bolt passingthrough the washer and the upwardly pressed portion, a nut on the boltwithin the upwardly pressed portion, a breech pivoted in said mount, abarrel carried by the breech, a hammer for projecting a projectile fromthe barrel, a trigger for holding the hammer cocked, and a breech capadapted to cook said hammer upon the opening of the same.

10. -A cannon mount comprising a hollow base having an upwardly pressedenlarged portion with a central upwardly pressed small portion, aU-shaped mount having a horizontal lower end provided with an openingthrough which the small upwardly v pressed portion passes, a washerabove the horizontal portion of the mount, a bolt passing through thewasher and the upwardly pressed portion and anut on the bolt within theupwardly pressed portion whereby the nut and bolt are held againstrotation and the mount allowed to rotate on the base.

11. A cannon comprisin a barrel, a breech, a hammer within the reech forprojecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger for holding thehammer cocked, a horizontally pivoted breech cap carried by the breechand adapted to engage lateral extensions carried by the lower end of thehammer to cook the same upon the opening of the breech cap.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses:

L. G. LrroHrIELn, H. D. CHANDLER.

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